ACCURATE PATHOLOGY IS CRITICAL

Dermatopathologists highly accurate in classifying pigmented skin lesions

Board-certified or fellowship-trained dermatopathologists are less likely than general pathologists to misclassify biopsies of melanocytic skin lesions, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. "Our results show having a second opinion by an expert with subspecialty training provides value in improving the accuracy of the diagnosis, which is imperative to help guide patients to the most effective treatments," said study co-leader Joann Elmore.